IP Library Granted Patent US 9,637,862
Granted Patent B2
US 9,637,862 · App. 14/400,694 · Granted May 2, 2017

Hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Pascale Saas (Kirchheim bei München, DE); Sébastien Jeannot (Holtzwihr, FR)
Assignee: SCA TISSUE FRANCE
D21F11/006B31F1/07D21H1/02B31F2201/0738B31F2201/0756B31F2201/0761B31F2201/0787
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Patent No.
US 9,637,862
App. No.
14/400,694
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product comprising at least three plies made of tissue paper base-sheet is described. At least one ply is a structured ply produced by a structuring manufacturing method. The structured ply includes a structured back face. At least another ply is a wet pressed ply produced by a wet press manufacturing method. The structured ply is positioned and orientated with respect to the at least two other plies such that the structured back face of the structured ply is facing the at least two other plies so as to dampen a two-sidedness effect related to the structured back face.

Claims (22)

1. A hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product comprising:

a first ply that is a structured ply that includes a front face that is smooth and a back face that is rough, wherein the structured ply is produced by a structuring manufacturing method selected from the group consisting of: through air dried ply produced by through air drying (TAD), an advanced tissue molding system (ATMOS), or an energy efficient technologically advanced drying (eTAD) manufacturing method, the structured ply comprising a structured back face;

a second ply that is a wet pressed ply produced by a wet press manufacturing method; and

a third ply that is a wet pressed ply produced by the wet press manufacturing method;

wherein the first ply is positioned and orientated with respect to at least one ply selected from the second, and third plies, such that the back face of the first ply faces the least one of one ply selected from the second and third plies so as to dampen a two-sidedness effect related to the back face of the first ply.

2. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product of claim 1 , wherein the second ply comprises a first microstructure pattern with first protuberances.

3. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product of claim 2 , wherein the third ply comprises a second microstructure pattern with second protuberances.

4. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product of claim 3 , wherein the first and second microstructure patterns comprise first and second protuberances of substantially identical heights.

5. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product of claim 3 , wherein the first and second microstructure patterns comprise a combination of the first protuberances with a first height and the second protuberances with a second height.

6. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product of claim 5 , wherein the second height is from approximately 1 to 2 times greater than the first height.

7. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 3 , wherein the first and second protuberances of the first and second microstructure patterns are chosen among the group consisting of corrugations, undulations, wave-like profiles, pyramid micro-embossments, cone based micro-embossments, truncated pyramid micro-embossments, and truncated cone micro-embossments.

8. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 1 , wherein the second ply and third ply are bonded together according to a nested flat internal ply manufacturing process.

9. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 1 , wherein the first ply further comprises a temporary wet strength chemical agent.

10. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 1 , wherein at least the second ply or the third ply further comprises a temporary wet strength chemical agent.

11. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 1 , wherein the second ply and the third ply are conventional wet pressed plies produced by a conventional wet press CWP manufacturing method.

12. A roll of sheet material comprising a hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 1 wound onto a core.

13. A folded sheet material comprising a hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product according to claim 1 cut, stacked and folded into a package.

14. The hybrid multi-ply tissue paper of claim 1 , wherein the hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product has a machine direction strength less than 500 N/m and a cross direction strength of 300 N/m or less.

15. A method for manufacturing hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product comprising at least three plies made of tissue paper base-sheet, wherein the manufacturing method comprises:

manufacturing at least one ply as a structured ply produced by a structuring manufacturing method through air dried ply produced by through air drying (TAD), an advanced tissue molding system (ATMOS), or an energy efficient technologically advanced drying (eTAD) manufacturing method, the structured ply comprising a structured back face;

manufacturing two plies as a wet pressed plies produced by a wet press manufacturing method; and

positioning and orienting the structured ply with respect to the at least two other plies such that the structured back face of the structured ply is facing the at least two other plies so as to dampen a two-sidedness effect related to the structured back face.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2018
From: SCA TISSUE FRANCE
To: ESSITY OPERATIONS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 045839/0987 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2014
From: SAAS, PASCALE; JEANNOT, SEBASTIEN
To: SCA TISSUE FRANCE
Reel/Frame 034157/0537 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12003812 · May 14, 2012 · regional
Continuity (1)
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